Wednesday, 24 May 2017

Little Troopers Summer Camp 2017 - last few tickets available

This year will be our sixth Summer Camp event for military families and we have the very last 15 tickets up for grabs, booking closes 26th May midday.

1st
and 2nd July, Pirbright in Surrey over 300 of you are coming together
for a weekend of camping and activities with your Little Troopers. We
have Chelsea FC, Craft, Dance, Singing, Survival, Field Cookery,
Swimming, Climbing Wall, Cinema, a Show and so much more!

Its
just £13 per person and this includes activities and some meals! You
MUST be a serving regular or reserve British Armed Forces family to
attend.

If you are local and just want to join us for the Saturday evening fun you can but evening only tickets.

This
guide covers resettlement, housing, leave, and pensions as well as the
administrative procedures, for the smooth transition to Civilian Life.

The guide is written for those who are going to live in the UK.If you are leaving
the Army from the UK and returning to your country of origin you will
need to ask about matters relating to that country.

Regular armed forces personnel can benefit from a £200 million scheme
to help them get on the property ladder. The Forces Help to Buy scheme
enables servicemen and servicewomen to borrow up to 50% of their salary,
interest free, to buy their first home or move to another property on
assignment or as their families needs change.

The pilot scheme, which launched in April 2014 and has now been
extended to 2018, aims to address the low rate of home ownership in the
armed forces.

Do you want to learn new skills, get out and meet people and make new friends?
Do you want to make a difference in your community?
Thousands of people of all ages volunteer in Hampshire and the choice of opportunities is endless.

You could be a driver, a shop assistant, a counsellor or befriender, working directly with people.

You could help out behind the scenes or offer your
IT, finance or admin skills to groups which desperately need this kind
of expertise.

You could be a trustee or school governor making
board-level decisions or a fund-raiser persuading others to put their
hands in their pockets.

You could get out in the fresh air gardening, leading health walks, looking after animals or working on environmental projects.

Overview

CEAS are part of the MOD’s
Directorate Children and Young People (DCYP) and are a small dedicated
team, who are experienced in advising service parents on a wide range of
issues regarding the education of service children in the UK and
overseas.

Contact details for CEAS and PACC

You can contact CEAS by email dcyp-ceas-enquiries@mod.uk,
please include as much information as possible about your query, such
as the age of your child(ren), an explanation of your situation to help
the team respond to you and allow a few days for a response.All queries regarding CEA and Eligibility Certificates should be made by email to the address above.
If you need to speak to someone, the telephone number is 01980 618244 and there is an answerphone facility.If you need to contact the Pay and Allowances Complaints and Casework Cell team (PACCC), please do so via your unit.

Education

CEAS provides a dedicated service exclusively for service and MOD families providing professional advice about all aspect of children’s education both in the UK and Overseas.CEAS has 13 full time advisers to answer queries via telephone, email or in person. CEAS provides the best advice available, free of charge, to all service parents irrespective of rank or location.All 4 devolved areas in the UK have their own arrangements for
providing and choosing the curriculum, and monitoring their education
services. An overview of education service provision in England and
Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland has been provided with useful
contact numbers and links.If you choose for your child to be educated outside of the state
system your family may be entitled to help with Continuity of Education
fees. Overseas education is dependent on the area you are posted to.

Cobseo,
as the Confederation of Service Charities, provides a single point of
contact for interaction with Government, including local government and
the Devolved Administrations; with the Royal Household; with the Private
Sector; and, of course, with other members of the Armed Forces
Community. This allows Cobseo members to interact with all interested
parties and especially to cooperate and collaborate with others in order
to provide the best possible level of support to our beneficiaries.

Need
support? As the gateway to a network of partners, we can connect you
with the right support quickly and easily, by assessing your needs at
your first point of contact. Get in touch with us to get support with
employment, finances and housing, to independent living, mental
well-being, physical health, and much more.

On
19 Jul 17 HQ 11 (Inf) Bde will host a SE Education Fair & Festival
of Learning to promote a wide variety of education opportunities and
courses to all of our Serving Personnel, Spouses, Partners and young
family members. The event will cover to themes:

1.Education into Industry (E2I):

Arms
& Service professional bodies will partner industry groups,
civilian professional bodies and academic institutions to provide advice
& guidance to help identify structured career paths mapped to
civilian qualifications. Key aims are:

Tuesday, 16 May 2017

The NHS Tooth Bus is visiting Thorney Island on Wednesday 24 May 2017. If you haven't got around to finding an NHS dentist, pop along and get information of local NHS dentists taking on patients and receive a free check up if you haven't seen an NHS dentist in the past 2 years.

Update: The bus will now be in the parking bay by the Premier Shop between 9 and 5 (closed from 12-1 for lunch) No need to book, just turn up. Contact the HIVE on 388308 if you need further details.

Carillion Amey want to make the moving experience as simple and stress free as possible for everyone living in SFA. One way id to offer you a number of options on cleaning your property and bringing your garden up to the required Move Out standard.

Saturday, 13 May 2017

The Union Jack Club has been standing at Waterloo for over 100 years and
received over 20 million guests through its doors. Its founder was
Ethel McCaul, a Red Cross nurse, who was adamant that servicemen and
women from the ranks should have a haven for themselves in the Capital.
Ethel McCaul’s vision remains our primary purpose today: to provide
non-commissioned services and former members of the Armed Forces and
their families a comfortable and friendly base for their visits to
London.

Combat Stress is the UK's leading veterans' mental health charity. We
treat a range of mental health conditions including PTSD, depression
and anxiety.Mental health issues can affect ex-servicemen and women of all ages.
Right now, we have more than 6,000 veterans registered with us for
support. We're a vital lifeline for these veterans, and their families.

Our treatment and
support services are always free of charge for veterans. We are Care
Quality Commission (CQC) registered and the NHS England PTSD specialist
treatment provider for veterans. To view our NHS England Friends and
Family results, click here.Our vision is that veterans will be able to live free from the harmful effects of psychological injuries.Our mission is to provide timely, effective clinical treatment and support to veterans with psychological injuries.Our values are to:

Always put veterans at the centre of our work

Aspire to excellence in everything we do

Foster a culture of respect and integrity

If you need our help, please call our free 24-hour Helpline for
veterans and service personnel, and their families on

* New course alert * RACPD is offering the Level 3 Award in Paediatric First Aid, for anyone who has responsibility for infants and children and would like to become a qualified paediatric first aider.

The first 2 day course is being run from the 22 - 23 May in Larkhill/Tidworth at a bargain introductory price of £150! Open to serving personnel, dependants and veterans.

Interested? Contact Rob or Sam on 01980 845302/94322 5302 for details. Search the RACPD website for a course HERE

Friday, 12 May 2017

SSAFA Thorney Island are holding the Big Brew Up on 15 June 2017 (details tbc). Come on you bakers...it's time to think about which one of the celebrity recipes on the SSAFA Big Brew website you'd like to try out and donate to this fantastic cause.

Forcesline offers 100% confidential, non-judgemental
guidance on all personal and welfare issues including sexual harassment,
discrimination, bullying, racism, drugs, depression, alcohol, debt,
relationship counselling and suicide to the Army community from anywhere
in the world. It is completely independent of the military chain of
command.

Any vulnerable soldier or family member phoning,
writing or emailing the trained civilian support staff of Forcesline
receives guidance as to what their options are. The soldier or family
member must then make their own decision as to how to progress the
issues raised.

Forcesline is a free service that is operated by the Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association (SSAFA) Forces Help.

The line is available from Monday to Friday, excluding
Bank Holidays from 0900hrs to 1730hrs (UK time) and can be accessed from
anywhere in the world.

From UK: 0800 731 4880
From Germany: 0800 1827 395
From Cyprus: 800 91065
Most other op theatres: Use the Paradigm 'Homelink'
service; enter '*201' at the pin prompt - call time is unlimited
Rest of the World: Phone 0207 463 9292 and the support staff will phone you back.

Service personnel who are absent without leave
(AWOL) can now speak in complete confidence to the SSAFA AWOL Support
Line Worker.

The line is manned 9.00 - 17.30 Monday to Friday
excluding Bank Holidays, with an answering machine for call back outside
these times.Tel: 01380 738137

Visitors in 2017

Army Welfare Service delivering information through

HIVE Details

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Thorney Island

PO10 8DH

thorneyislandhive@armymail.mod.ukTel: 01243 388308

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